Patents by Inventor James Randolph Winter Lepp

James Randolph Winter Lepp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using rate buckets
    Patent number: 10863385
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device selects a selected rate bucket of a plurality of different rate buckets, a rate bucket of the plurality of different rate buckets comprising a plurality of coding rates. In some examples, the selected rate bucket can include at least one other encoding capability, such as a modulation or a coding scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • NETWORK ADDRESS POLICY INFORMATION RECEIVED IN A PRE-ASSOCIATED STATE
    Publication number: 20200374789
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device includes a communication interface to communicate with a wireless network, and at least one processor configured to, while the wireless device is in a pre-associated state, receive, from an access point (AP), information including a network address policy of the wireless network. The at least one processor is configured to further, in response to the information including the network address policy, use an address of the wireless device according to the network address policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • Method and system for traffic behavior detection and warnings
    Patent number: 10839682
    Abstract: A method at a computing device associated with a road user, the method including detecting actions of a second road user; checking the actions against rules associated with the computing device; determining that the actions of the second road user contravene the rules; and providing a report regarding the actions of the second road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Tyson Philip Arndt, James Randolph Winter Lepp, David Alexander Van Geyn, Houffaneh Ali Osman
  • Bridged local area network communication between a device and a cellular access network node
    Patent number: 10833892
    Abstract: A bridge communicates a link layer frame between a device and a cellular access network node, the link layer frame comprising a portion including a header and data of an upper layer protocol layer instance in the device or the cellular access network node. The header includes identification information to identify which of a plurality of upper layer protocol layer instances the data is associated with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR DETECTION AND WARNINGS
    Publication number: 20200342753
    Abstract: A method at a computing device associated with a road user, the method including detecting actions of a second road user; checking the actions against rules associated with the computing device; determining that the actions of the second road user contravene the rules; and providing a report regarding the actions of the second road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Tyson Philip Arndt, James Randolph Winter Lepp, David Alexander Van Geyn, Houffaneh Ali Osman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY LIFE IMPROVEMENT FOR LOW POWER DEVICES IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20200336980
    Abstract: A method at a sensor module within a sensor system for communicating with a gateway, the method including storing a timing profile for communications with the gateway; waking a radio core of the sensor module at a threshold time prior to a beacon signal being expected from the gateway; sampling a channel for the beacon signal at the radio core; if the beacon signal is detected: waking a processor on the sensor module; exchanging communication with the gateway; and powering down the processor and radio core upon completion of the exchanging communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann, Jesse William Bennett, Scott Leonard Dill, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • PEDESTRIAN SAFETY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200322770
    Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter LEPP, Stephen John BARRETT, Ian Christopher Drummond DOIG, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO
  • Method And System For Multi-Party Unlock In An Inventory Transaction
    Publication number: 20200307512
    Abstract: A method for actuating a locking mechanism on a container, the method including receiving, at a computing device associated with the container, a policy for actuating the locking mechanism; determining, at the computing device, that conditions within the policy have been met; and actuating the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING DEVICE SPECIFIC WLAN CREDENTIALS
    Publication number: 20200275272
    Abstract: A method at an electronic device, the method including initiating authentication with a network through a network element; providing a configuration request, the configuration request including an attribute set for the electronic device; and receiving a configuration response, the configuration response including a certificate or credential for future authentication with the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, James Randolph Winter LEPP, Stephen McCANN
  • Communicating in a narrowband channel
    Patent number: 10757613
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device transmits a narrowband downlink frame in a narrowband channel, the narrowband downlink frame comprising a beacon frame that is transmitted periodically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Network address policy information received in a pre-associated state
    Patent number: 10750435
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device includes a communication interface to communicate with a wireless network, and at least one processor configured to, while the wireless device is in a pre-associated state, receive, from the wireless network, information including a network address policy of the wireless network. The at least one processor is configured to further, in response to the information including the network address policy, use an address of the wireless device according to the network address policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • PROXY FOR ACCESS OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20200259919
    Abstract: In some examples, a proxy is provided to enable access of an internal network of a vehicle from an entity coupled to an external network. Responsive to a request received over the external network to access a vehicle component over the internal network, the proxy applies a security policy to determine whether to allow the access of the vehicle component over the internal network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • Pedestrian safety communication system and method
    Patent number: 10728729
    Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen John Barrett, Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Method and system for battery life improvement for low power devices in wireless sensor networks
    Patent number: 10721683
    Abstract: A method at a sensor module within a sensor system for communicating with a gateway, the method including storing a timing profile for communications with the gateway; waking a radio core of the sensor module at a threshold time prior to a beacon signal being expected from the gateway; sampling a channel for the beacon signal at the radio core; if the beacon signal is detected: waking a processor on the sensor module; exchanging communication with the gateway; and powering down the processor and radio core upon completion of the exchanging communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann, Jesse William Bennett, Scott Leonard Dill, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • AGGREGATION OF DATA FRAMES
    Publication number: 20200229032
    Abstract: In some examples, a device aggregates data frames into an aggregated data frame for communication in an Outside the Context of a Basic Service Set (OCB) mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF GROUP-ADDRESSED DATA
    Publication number: 20200221262
    Abstract: In some examples, a first wireless device sends, to a second wireless device, a control indication that controls transmission of group-addressed data between the first wireless device and the second wireless device over a wireless local area network (WLAN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • INDICATING SUPPORT FOR A BROADCAST SERVICE
    Publication number: 20200084696
    Abstract: A source wireless device sends an indication of support for one or more broadcast services that broadcasts information over a wireless local area network (WLAN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • Method and apparatus for vulnerable road user alert
    Patent number: 10565881
    Abstract: A method at a portable sensor apparatus for detecting an approaching vehicle, the method including detecting, using at least one detector at the sensor apparatus, signal energy of a signal from the approaching vehicle; analyzing the signal energy using a processor at the sensor apparatus to determine that an alarm should be triggered; and based on the analyzing, causing the alarm from an alert mechanism on the sensor apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSOR MONITORING AND ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20200041383
    Abstract: A method for monitoring performance of at least one component on a moving platform, the method including receiving sensor data for the at least one component, along with supplemental data, at a processing node; and processing the sensor data, the processing using the supplemental data to filter the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, Roland Emlyn WILLIAMS, James Randolph Winter LEPP, Stephen McCann
  • Transferring control of vehicles
    Patent number: 10515550
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a communication interface and at least one processor configured to exchange information with another device via the communication interface to allow transfer of control of operable aspects of a vehicle from a source entity to a target entity. In further examples, a method includes exchanging, by an electronic device, information with another device over a communication medium to allow transfer of control of operable aspects of a vehicle from a source entity to a target entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp, Jeffrey Scott Dever